Big global warming meeting in Canada

[EternalOptimist]

Dodgy,

I am not a caring person.

HTH

I agree

I see you as Lex Luthor and me as Superman

[Mich the Tester]

But the climate to which civilisation has adapted, for example 8 out of 10 of the largest global cities are on the coast, vulnerable to higher storm surges and seawater intrusion into aquifers, is likely to end over the course of this century with overwhelmingly negative consequences.

Positives and negatives of global warming

But humans are highly adaptable and might adapt well to a changed climate.

[pjclarke]

Nah, Luthor is better looking.

[EternalOptimist]

Nah, Luthor is better looking.

true
but every time i see you I think

'oh no. more green cr@p tonight'

[pjclarke]

But humans are highly adaptable and might adapt well to a changed climate.

Well, we're going to have to and richer countries probably will adapt well. Elsewhere we can expect mass migration, changes to agricultural practices, with a few resource wars thrown in.

Shame about the coral reefs, though.

[hyperD]

You cede virtually nothing.

A trait common in politicians, lobbyists, "spin doctors", political activists, religious types, BBC drones, and of course, those tribalists for the Chicken Lickens and the dramagreens.

[Mich the Tester]

But humans are highly adaptable and might adapt well to a changed climate.

Well, we're going to have to and richer countries probably will adapt well. Elsewhere we can expect mass migration, changes to agricultural practices, with a few resource wars thrown in.

That's the one thing people in rich countries seem to struggle to deal with but I think it's going to happen anyway due to economics.

[pjclarke]

true
but every time i see you I think

'oh no. more green cr@p tonight'

Answer my most recent question, and I'll get my coat, deal?

Or are you happy publically to smear a whole discipline without providing any evidence?

[pjclarke]

That's the one thing people in rich countries seem to struggle to deal with but I think it's going to happen anyway due to economics.

Agreed, made worse due to water stress, food shortages, species and habitat loss. Something like 20% of Bangladeshis live less than 1m above (current) sea level.

[Mich the Tester]

Agreed, made worse due to water stress, food shortages, species and habitat loss. Something like 20% of Bangladeshis live less than 1m above (current) sea level.

But there may well be new habitats available if the snow level or permafrost is at a higher altitude. I'm not convinced that a rise in temperatures is in itself a great problem, but social attitudes, especially toward migration, might make it a bigger problem than necessary.